Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1983 40.111 1984 40.707 1985 41.116 1986 41.565 1987 41.446 1988 42.112 1989 42.527 1990 45.355 1991 48.137 1992 47.866 1993 47.604 1994 47.781 1995 47.677 1996 47.84 1997 48.18 1998 48.408 1999 48.963 2000 48.858 2001 49.293 2002 49.36 2003 49.737 2004 49.432 2005 51.066 2006 52.196 2007 52.671 2008 52.567 2009 53.351 2010 52.727 2011 54.311 2012 54.058 2013 54.603 2014 54.829 2015 54.715 2016 55.616 2017 55.932 2018 55.853 2019 56.67 2020 55.424 2021 55.383 2022 56.13 2023 56.413